United States v. [Accused]
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"United States v. [Accused]" is the standard case caption format used in criminal prosecutions brought by the U.S. government against individual service members in the military justice system.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
case caption format
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legal convention → |
| accusedRole |
criminal defendant
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| appliesTo |
courts-martial
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criminal prosecutions → individual service members → |
| associatedWith |
Department of Defense
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Judge Advocate General's Corps → |
| captionElement |
abbreviation "v." meaning "versus"
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name of accused service member → name of sovereign (United States) → |
| captionPosition |
appears at top of charging documents
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| conventionOf |
U.S. federal practice adapted to military courts
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| denotes |
adversarial relationship between government and accused
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| distinguishedFrom |
civil case captions such as "[Plaintiff] v. [Defendant]"
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| formatType |
standardized case title
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| governingLaw |
Uniform Code of Military Justice
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| indicates |
United States is real party in interest
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| jurisdiction |
United States
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| language |
English
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| legalDomain |
criminal law
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military criminal procedure → |
| legalSystem |
U.S. military law
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| partyForDefense |
[Accused]
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| partyForProsecution |
United States
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| requires |
identification of specific accused in place of [Accused] placeholder
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| scope |
offenses triable by court-martial
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| sovereignRole |
prosecuting authority
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| usedBy |
U.S. military prosecutors
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United States government → |
| usedIn |
general court-martial
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military justice system → special court-martial → summary court-martial → |
| usedInDocuments |
charge sheets
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court-martial records → military appellate opinions → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
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styleOfCase |